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'''[[wikipedia:Electron_(software_framework)|Electron]]''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |date=30 Nov 2020 |title=Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications.

'''[[wikipedia:Electron_(software_framework)|Electron]]''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |date=30 Nov 2020 |title=Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications. The most common criticisms of Electron are performance issues and massive software bloat, given that each application based on Electron also contains and runs Chromium.

==Dependency on Chromium==

Due to being based on Chromium and being one of the most widely used frameworks for developing [[wikipedia:Application_software|desktop applications]], Electron heavily contributes to Google's monopoly<ref>{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide {{!}} Statcounter Global Stats |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729173848/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |archive-date=2025-07-29 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> in the browser market. This, unfortunately, further increases the leverage Google has on the whole industry. An emerging alternative is a framework known as [[wikipedia:Tauri_(software_framework)|Tauri]], which does not have the same dependency issues, and it is significantly less bloated, as it relies on the [[wikipedia:Operating_system|Operating System]]'s native [[wikipedia:Browser_engine|web renderer]].

==Software using Electron==

*[[Discord]]

*[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System|Bambu Connect]]

*[[Figma]]

==See also==

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-'''[[wikipedia:Electron_(software_framework)|Electron]]''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |date=30 Nov 2020 |title=Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications.
+'''[[wikipedia:Electron_(software_framework)|Electron]]''' is an open-source programming framework that allows developers to write and run web applications as a standalone application. Electron uses [[Chromium]], an open-source project primarily maintained by [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankland |first=Stephen |date=30 Nov 2020 |title=Google gets web allies by letting outsiders help build Chrome's foundation |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/google-gets-web-allies-by-letting-outsiders-help-build-chromes-foundation/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CNET}}</ref>, as the underlying technology to parse and render web applications. The most common criticisms of Electron are performance issues and massive software bloat, given that each application based on Electron also contains and runs Chromium.
+==Dependency on Chromium==
+Due to being based on Chromium and being one of the most widely used frameworks for developing [[wikipedia:Application_software|desktop applications]], Electron heavily contributes to Google's monopoly<ref>{{Cite web |year=2025 |title=Browser Market Share Worldwide {{!}} Statcounter Global Stats |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729173848/https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share |archive-date=2025-07-29 |access-date=2025-08-16 |website=Statcounter}}</ref> in the browser market. This, unfortunately, further increases the leverage Google has on the whole industry. An emerging alternative is a framework known as [[wikipedia:Tauri_(software_framework)|Tauri]], which does not have the same dependency issues, and it is significantly less bloated, as it relies on the [[wikipedia:Operating_system|Operating System]]'s native [[wikipedia:Browser_engine|web renderer]].
 ==Software using Electron==
 *[[Discord]]
 *[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System|Bambu Connect]]
+*[[Figma]]
 ==See also==